Most recent HUGE solo win?

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  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Interestingly, I don't think Contador has ever won a hilly GT stage with a margin of more than 50s to the next rider?
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    Verbier 2009? Off the top of my head
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,548
    Not quite, Andy Schleck was 43 seconds back in second place.
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    Milton50 wrote:
    I'd forgotten Andy Schleck on stage 18 of the 2011 Tour. He attacked 60km out with most of the Col d'Izoard and the whole of the Galibier still to climb (into a headwind).It wasn't strictly solo but his team mate basically only provided support on the descent after which Andy powered on.

    It was old school Grand Tour racing.

    I was thinking back to this stage after watching him get blown out the back of a peloton yet again today. Wish he could get his act together.

    Don't think that'll ever happen again. WAS a great climber, but his inability in Time trials and awful descending mark him out as a rider that didn't round off his undoubted ability up a hill. think that injury from 2012 and his mental weakness have been his undoing. Can't say its a shame, never liked him or his brother.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    Crazy. Felt like a much bigger win

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